Eryca Liskovec
I loved the setting and the characters were strong. My issue with this is the inconsistency of writing: Sometimes the main character (who narrates as first person) speaks and narrates in perfect English. Sometimes she speaks with a Scottish accent, and narrates without one. Sometimes she has a Scottish accent when she narrates. In this book, the FMC is originally from Scotland, coming back after being in London for a time, so I can see it maybe being her original accent popping up sometimes, but it just doesn't feel that intentional. With some other grammatical issues, it just comes across a bit chaotic.
If you've loved Simpson's Brodie and Forsythe series, I'm sure you'll love this one too. It's a direct spinoff of the series. I actually had stopped reading Brodie and Forsythe for the same reasons I listed here - so maybe it's just a me thing.
I loved the setting and the characters were strong. My issue with this is the inconsistency of writing: Sometimes the main character (who narrates as first person) speaks and narrates in perfect English. Sometimes she speaks with a Scottish accent, and narrates without one. Sometimes she has a Scottish accent when she narrates. In this book, the FMC is originally from Scotland, coming back after being in London for a time, so I can see it maybe being her original accent popping up sometimes, but it just doesn't feel that intentional. With some other grammatical issues, it just comes across a bit chaotic.
If you've loved Simpson's Brodie and Forsythe series, I'm sure you'll love this one too. It's a direct spinoff of the series. I actually had stopped reading Brodie and Forsythe for the same reasons I listed here - so maybe it's just a me thing.
